How to get into Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) DentistryYour 2027 Entry step-by-step guide

Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) expects a competitive the DAT score and GPA (cumulative and science) for its 4-year Dentistry (DDS/DMD) program and uses MMI or traditional interview at Pomona, CA campus for interviews in the 2027 Entry cycle.

Applications go through ADEA AADSAS and are read on a holistic, rolling basis against a limited number of seats, so submitting a complete primary early in the cycle materially improves your odds.

This guide is written for 2027 Entry applicants and updated annually before each ADEA AADSAS cycle. Sources include Western University College of Dental Medicine's official admissions page, the ADA (DAT) and ADEA (AADSAS), and direct conversations with current students. Read time: ~12 minutes.

Compiled from Western University College of Dental Medicine's published admissions material and checked for internal consistency. Not independently re-checked against the official course page for 2027 entry — confirm the figures with the school before you rely on them.

Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) is a US DMD program that evaluates applicants holistically via ADEA AADSAS. The core academic filters are DAT and GPA (cumulative + science).

The DAT is a roughly 4.5-hour computer-based test run by the American Dental Association, covering the Survey of the Natural Sciences (biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry), the Perceptual Ability Test (PAT), Reading Comprehension and Quantitative Reasoning. Each section is reported on a 1–30 scale alongside an Academic Average; the national average sits around 19–20, and competitive applicants generally present an Academic Average and PAT above that. Register through the ADA at ada.org/dat, and check the retest rules before you book — there is a mandatory wait between attempts.

Your ADEA AADSAS primary carries one personal statement of about 4,500 characters that goes to every school you apply to - so it must answer "why dentistry?" without naming a specific school. Lead with a concrete scene, build a reflective arc through your clinical, research and service experience, and close with a forward-looking sense of the physician/dentist you want to become. After the primary, each school sends secondary (supplemental) essays - this is where school-specific "why us?" and mission-fit content belongs. Treat the personal statement and the secondaries as two distinct writing jobs.

The primary personal statement runs to about 4,500 characters including spaces (ADEA AADSAS ~4,500). On top of that you will write many secondary essays - often 3-8 prompts per school, frequently with their own word or character caps. First drafts are always too long, so plan to edit the personal statement down and to reuse a pre-written secondary bank.

Notice: a specific scene rather than a cliché, a precise detail (the nine-minute conversation), and a closing sentence that bridges to the next paragraph. We have a step-by-step AADSAS personal statement service if you want a tutor to help shape yours.

Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) uses MMI or traditional interview at Pomona, CA campus. For 2027 entry, interviews typically take place in October 2026–March 2027. Final decisions are released Rolling admissions.

At Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD), expect the following from the MMI. Multiple Mini Interviews - typically 6-10 stations of 5-8 minutes each, often with reading time before each station. Stations rotate; assessors do not see your performance at previous stations, so a poor station does not derail the rest. Many US schools run MMIs virtually (Kira Talent / Zoom) between August and March of the rolling cycle.

Western University College of Dental Medicine conducts MMI-style or traditional interviews at its Pomona, California campus in the Inland Empire. Interview day involves multiple stations or sessions assessing communication, ethical reasoning, motivation for dentistry, and interprofessional health values. WesternU's Pomona campus includes osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and allied health programs — interviewers actively probe applicants' interest in interprofessional collaboration.

Manual dexterity evidence, dental shadowing experience, and the oral-systemic health connection are assessed. Rolling decisions issued after the interview cycle.

Our MMI prep program covers ethics frameworks (SPIES, the four pillars), structured behavioral answers (STAR), and live mock interviews with admissions specialists.

The cycle runs roughly January 2025 (start of prep), ADEA AADSAS opens in May 2026 with primaries submitted from June 2026, secondary applications over summer 2026, interviews from August 2026 through March 2027, and rolling decisions to course start in August 2027. Here are the milestones you cannot miss.

Applications via ADEA AADSAS. WesternU CDM's interprofessional education model is its defining feature — true shared coursework with DO, PharmD, and other students creates genuine collaborative learning. The Inland Empire location provides access to a large, diverse, and underserved patient population in the San Bernardino/Riverside county area.

Approximately 70 students per year.